#1Politics & Law
Ken Salazar
born 1955United States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
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Famous people · Alamosa
Leaders stand out among the 14 famous people born in Alamosa
Ken Salazar is the best known, with articles in 30 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 9 were born, the most of any period. From Jack R. Janney in 1924 to Ross James in 1987, the births cover 63 years. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Ken Salazar
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Jack R. Janney
Youngest
1987
Ross James
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Alamosa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Alamosa’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Alamosa is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Alamosa
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Music
Michael Johnson
1944–2017American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alamosa and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (10)
- Ken Salazar: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Salazar: Office of U.S. Rep. John Salazar (D-Colorado), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Johnson: EMI AMERICA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrey Carruthers: New Mexico State University (photo by Darren Phillips), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant James: Steve Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross James: Steve Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Ledonne: sijm2007, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward L. Romero: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Lukow: NATHANIEL GARCIA PHOTOGRAPHY, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kris Paronto: The MacGuffin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons